Druglords of the Avenues are shaking up 2026 with the release of their long-awaited third full length, Gotta Light, that is out today via Pirates Press Records. What began as a side project with Johnny “Peebucks” Bonnel (Swingin’ Utters, Filthy Thieving Bastards, Primitive Heads) and guitarist Matt Grayson quickly evolved into a fully fledged band with a life and perspective all its own. The band are locked in and firing on all cylinders with their unique brand of rollicking, storytelling streetpunk..
What truly sets Druglords of the Avenues apart is the combination of that punk rock energy with the folk tradition of songwriting as storytelling. While the guitars and the rhythm section may be blazing at a breakneck pace, the lyrics are relating street level tales of poor and working class people doing what they have to to survive. The characters that populate the streets and sidewalks of Gotta Light have their struggles, mistakes, conflicts, and grudges, but for the most part, they are presented without value judgements. These are simply the stories of lives lived hard, and Druglords of the Avenues are here to tell them.
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